Alright I finally got to playing Tropical Freeze last night and fuck, this is probably one of the best games the Wii U offers. I think it's a really good step up from DKC Returns too, the game's visuals and music alone are already a huge enhancement, but the gameplay feels like it's more varied and the flow is really good. I feel like the game might be a little overlooked because no one was really asking for a new DK, but playing it now I'm enjoying this as much as I liked Legends.
I'm also picking up Splatoon later this week, I hope the community isn't already skilled to a level where it's unplayable for newcomers like in tf2 though.